Foundry tool



AUX 25, 1931 A. A. MEYER FOUNDRY TOOL Filed April 25. 1929 ATTORNEY Il Il.

` Patented Aug, i 25, 1.92.1

j .eflnfoinfor MINNEAPOLIS,ivmvnEsoTe A A, v ,A y n i 'Application tiled; April y25, i i e 'f lThisinvention relates: to'eertain improvements 1n foundrytoolsy g'and the nature and f oblectsfof the invention YWill'be readily recogniz'edrv and4 rund'e'rstood'fby those skilledin` the' and lfdetailed @description of the accompanyi-ng'fdrawings:illustratingiwhat lat-present y I takenon 'the line' 4.-*4. of Fig. 3.

' believe to be tlfie preferredr y'embodiments or mechanical expressions Tof which my 'invenf tion is capable',y from lamong various-y other orms, embodiments, arrangements, combinaf f tions,'andreonstructions within thespirit.` and scope thereof. *14C Y, e he) main'ohjectkof the present invention is topro-vide a 'combination tool, or iai multiplicity of tools lcarriefdby andlgcooperatively, Y, com-binedon va single handleoraholder,:that may be conveniently J carried inj'the pocket :foi-fthe fuse of affoundrymaninlpworking with' molds and forming castings therein. k fAffurther :object offfthe invention isnto A providesucha tool infwhich the tool handle or holder withthetools carriedfthereby in their inoperative' positions, willform and ybe capablefof :use as asprue plugior forming f'thesprueopening i'n' a` manner familiar and f iwellunderstoodjinthisfart; l?" A ffurther object of they invention i'sfto `provide such acombinationtool 4and holder therefonin which anumberof tools yare pro'- v vided of/utility in -oundryf work,` and which' mbnati'on tool fis' Vof fsm'all' ",fcompact and .r dily handled sizeleapab-leofbeing carried'y useat'anytimefwhenneeded.,I n, 'v'iWith the lforegoing ygenerali'objects 'and ollowingdes'cription, the'invention consists 'in certain novel features4 in' construction and .in .combination and ajrrangementof elements asvr will be.more v`fullyI jandparticularly ref erredy to :.andf speciedj hereinafter.. .f ..1 A f f R, felrllgf: the 'l 21C,COllpllyl d] Wings i krfvvhich similargrefernce charactersrefer tocorresponding ,parts throughoutthe :sev: i f .fabgulthfefi, y x

" Figjlisaviewinj side elevation ofa combi- 4 'nationwtool of "the invention, with l the stools art sin'` kthe ylightfof they following" explanation i "in {1i-,he pocket of the `foundryman availabley i 1929. 'serial1%.258,096.`` l in their folded or inoperative ypositions :on

the tool holder or handle. s Y

taken `on the 4line 3-8'of Fig. l. ,f Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal'vsection t 4Alnthe particular 'form of the inventirm'dis-L f Closed vherewith purely'by way' of example 60V' and not 'of vlimitatioma foundry tool emlbodies, and includes the body or tool handle forming carrier 10 having an axial ypassage ll-therethrough from end to end thereofand in the present example of square or rectangu; mikk `larc'ross section: `Thisbody or tool carrier 10, A y.

which carries and 'on which thefseveralatools ythereof'aremounte'd, serves the" purpose ofay y yhandle, for each oiftheltoolswhen they arevbe,`-

ing used, land as a case. or container for `the 70,7

1 tools fwhen they' are inQ-theirlinoperative or withdrawn position.

andV provided inthe speci ic "examplehereogrjy y, ,y with a's'eries ofthree slots or grooveslOa, 51022'y y'NVS' aindlO'c, extending inwardly therealong from one endofthe handle 10 to and,terminating.a2y ,f

distance inwardly therefrom adjacentthe l central or intermediate portionoffthe handle.`

grooves -10a,1(lb, rand 19e, respectively, fand n yis fixed at its inner end and'free at `fits outer y end adjacent the outer ends otthefgrooves for 1 y flexing or laterally springing, rby under-cut- 85 ting theouter portionsoffthe grooves below thse springs 1Q, as willbefclearfby-reference l to Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings in particular. y n i A'k small scoop '14 is mounted inthe groove 10a bymeansof a pin 14er, extended trans- 90 1 versely through the arm of the scoop` and whichis 'seoured'in opposite walls ofwthe n groove, so thatfthe scoopextends longitudi-V nally along and fits over, and' againstthefad. n f -jacentside of'thememberldand iscapable '95 y f ofbeing swung onpini/la outwardly tothe position `indicated in dotted lines by FigL.`

A hoe yl5is similarly mounted by pin 15a f Y* in Ilthe hand'l'egrooveglOb and in its folded position, extends longitudinallyalong and `.1,00

Vagainst member 10 'with the hoe proper fitting over the outer end of thehandle. The

hoe l5 can be swung outwardly to operative position extending longitudinally from the member 10,Y which forms a handle therefor, to the positionv as indicated by dotted lines ,in Fig;

The handle groove 10c carries aventing rod y16 "mounted on afpin 16a at the outer end,

of the groove 10c, in the manner vdescribed `with respect to the scoop 14.y In inoperative position the rod 16 extends longitudinally along and against the handle 10, and is swingable outwardly on pins 16a to operative position extending longitudinally from the bodyl portion 10-which forms ahandletherefor.V In each instance the tools 14, 15', and 16 at .their Youter` ends engage and bear upon theV springs 12, respectively-which springs maintainthe tools'in their foldedorinoperal tive, and in their outwardly swung operative 1 Y A combined Y which extends thereacross (see Figs. 2 and 3) The -pin y18 isy slidably confined inthe handle position. l y screwdriver andrdraw pin 17 having Iits/body portion square'` lor rectangular in cross section', is slidably mounted andV confinedl in the longitudinal or axial bore 11 of the handle member 10. This combined screwk driverand: draw lpin 17y has one end 17 a. .formed to provide the screwdriverzand passage 11,^at a pointint'ermediate its ends',

V`The pin`18 is slidably mounted in position in the handle lOand lis formed atoneend with a ,head 18a'accessiblefrom the exterior ofthe handle inarecess 186 formed therein and normally covered by the shankV of the hoe 15 lljextendiig across .the passage 11, by means f ofialiixed retainingv pin 19vdisposed through one side ofthe body 10and slidably engaged at its inner 'endiin a V'groove 190rwhiclrex` tendslongitudinally off the pin 18. At ,its

- inner endoppositeithe head' 18a, the pin 18 is formed-with a. `circumferential groove 196 therearound forlreceiving and engaging the retaining pin 19 fto'prevent complete With.'-

V drawal and? displacement of the nin 18 yfrom .thehandle 10. y s. v Thel combinedV screw driver and draw pin 18 is provided' with aV seriesof transverse bores 170, 176Z,and 17e, the'boref17o being located adjacent the screw driver endf17a, the'bore`17 e adjacent the `draw pin end 176,

and-the bore117cl being disposedyintermediate thefaforesaid'b'ores. These bores 17e-,17d ande are adaptedforfselectiveregistration ,with Vthe sliding pin 18 in order to position the tool 17 in itsinoperative position, its position'functioningas a-screw drive-r,`1or its positioning functioning as a draw pin.` l YFor example, in F ig. 3 the tool 17 is shown in position with the end 17 6 thereof extended from the handleV 10 and the pin 1'8 extending through bore 17o of the tool toholdthe same in its extended position to provide the draw pin 17 6 with the body portion 10 providing an operating handle therefor. Thetool 17 in itsinoperativepositionis withdrawn into the handle 10" until the intermediate bore 17d registers with pin 18, which pin extends therethrough and releasably 'secures the tool in its inoperative position. Tov function as a screw driver, the tool 17 is extended from the opposite endof handle 10 with the pin 18 registered with andextending through' bore 117e. The pin-18.isoperated to'withdraw the same from theboresof tool 17, by swinging the hoe'` 15 outwardlyfromaerossrecess 186 'y i in thehandle, whereupon the head 18a of the pin is grasped: andthe pin slid orwithdrawn l outwardly :from positionacross passage 11.

The tool'17 isthenk moved through passage 1-1 untilthe-:desiredbore ofthis tool isin vregistry .with the pin, which iis then pushed inwardlythrough the bore andfholding: the tool inthe desired adjusted position. Y

The combination implement or tool as above described, with the combination screw driver anddraw-pinin its inoperative Yp0- sition withdrawn into handlepassagell, and with the scoop14, hoe 15 and venting rodl inftheir'inwardly folded and inoperative'positions along-and against the handle 10, as shown :particularlyin Figs. 1 and 2, then forms'and provides aI sprue plug forforming the sprue opening in the mold.'l This-is accomplished by placing the small endof the handle downwardlyvagainst thez drag7 -or lower half of-the inoldJand filling the 'cope, the upper :part vof the 'Hash with lsand,tamp f ing the sandV down, and then Vwithdrawing the handle 10, which thus leavesthe desired opening.`' li.' f-

u The scoop 14 provides an efficient and vuseful tool or instrument fo-r handling sand, as

does thehoe or L-sha Jed tool 15, while the venting rod16 provides an implementwhieh can be pushed downwardly vthrough thesand andagainstthe pattern to forma small passages forthe releaseand discharge of. gas

resulting `from thevhot moltenmetal coming y in contact with the wet sand. The draw pin 176 provides an implement-by which the patterncan be drawn from` the'sand by driving pin'17 6 into the 'pattern fand'then lcarefully liftingjthe'same from the I Y '4 In every instance the 'body'portion 10 forms an operatingY 'handle for Vwhichever ofthe 'tools 14,15, .16, and 17 maybefextended in I Voperative position therefrom,the :handle 10 also: forms Vthe ycase o rV container into `and against which-these vtools may be positiened when out of use, so as t'provide a compact combination tool presenting-no objectionable projecting edges, andcapable of beingeasily ffmightr be resorted to ',Withoutdeparting from f Desiring to protectymy inventioniin the y'15 yfrom end to endf thereof, a tool slidably instant use whenneeded; i It is evident that various other forms,ary-y rangements, combinations and constructions f' ycarried in the pocketof a worlnhanl ready for i' the spirit andy scope kof my invention, and hence I do notwish, to limit myself in all respects to the exact and specific disclosures hereof@ ff broadest manner legallyjpossible,

lVVhatIclaimis:k TA foundry tool comprising a handlemember having a bore therethrough extending amounted in said bore for projectiony outy wardly therefrom at eithery end ofsaid handle vrmember, a pinslidably mounted transversely t Vofl saidmember land, extending across said bore intermediate the ends thereon-said pin f formed with ahead for withdrawing the pin y from across the bore and for sliding the-same' inwardly across thebore, the handle member f formed with a recess at one side thereof receiving the headfof said pin,`the tool slidably mounted in said borevformed witha series n of spaced transverse bores therethrough ,for f receiving said pinto holdthe tool in its seV-' v f eral positions respectively, a tool pivotally mounted and disposed longitudinally of the handle member at one end thereof, the said n tool swingable inwardly onto and against the! y handle member andswinga'ble'outwardly to position extending longitudinally from @one end thereof, and said tool ingposition ragainst f the handle member extendingacross said rey Y cess andthe pin head positioned therein 'to form aguard'therefor. fi f Signed at Minneapolis, HennepiniCounty,

' 40 Minnesota, this6 dayiofAkpril, k1929.

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